Dawan Williams

About Dawan

• As a teenager, I was deep in the streets of Philadelphia and I had a child on the way—I was applying to jobs and wanted to get out but wasn’t successful.
• I ultimately ended up in prison.
• In prison, I participated in the Fathers and Children Together (FACT) project, a collaboration with Mural Arts that helps incarcerated men reconnect with their kids and become positive role models.
• After being released, I was invited to join the restorative justice program at Mural Arts to help get it off the ground—I haven’t looked back since!
• In addition to my role as restorative justice program manager for Mural Arts Philadelphia, I’m also the vice president of restorative justice for NOMO (New Options More Opportunities).